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Neeta Lulla: Can't change history to make costumes look different
Updated On: 12 November, 2019 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Shaheen Parkar
Panipat designer Neeta Lulla says styling similarities with Bajirao Mastani inevitable as both films set in the same era
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(From left) Arjun Kapoor in Panipat; Ranveer Singh in Bajirao Mastani
When it comes to styling for his period dramas, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker invariably turns to designer Neeta Lulla. This time around, the couturier's services were called upon as the director wanted to narrate the story of Panipat. "When I am working with Gowariker, I am not a costume designer, but a costume technician. He gives you a lot of freedom. Working on a historical involves reading the script several times to understand the characters. You are dressing the characters, and not actors," explains Lulla, who worked closely with the leads — Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon.
As soon as the trailer of the film — based on the third battle of Panipat — dropped online, netizens pointed out that the styling seemed heavily borrowed from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani (2015). "Panipat is set in the same era as Bajirao Mastani. So, how do I change the references? Sadashivrao Bhau [Kapoor's character] is the nephew of Bajirao Peshwa. Parvati Bai [Sanon's character] is Sadashivrao's wife. I cannot change history to make the costumes look different."
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